E05B 65/0042
Locks or fastenings for special use: for refrigerators or cold rooms
Official title: {For refrigerators or cold rooms (E05B17/0075 takes precedence; magnetic E05C19/16)}
E05B65/0042 (Locks or fastenings for special use: for refrigerators or cold rooms) appears on 214 US grants and 217 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 214
- Published applications
- 217
- Assignees
- 96
- Inventors
- 388
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2021 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 18 | 11 |
| 2023 | 12 | 19 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Refrigerator25 Aug 2026US 12,716,640 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Refrigerated cooler and associated cooler lid latch system25 Aug 2026US 12,716,643 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Panic bar latch assembly21 Jul 2026US 12,687,042 B2Kason Industries, Inc.
- Secure inventory access and control mechanism9 Jun 2026US 12,651,502 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Accessibility handle device for a domestic appliance17 Mar 2026US 12,577,804 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Refrigerator24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287245 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Locking latch30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218541 A1Kason Industries, Inc.
- Refrigerator4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153283 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Retail controller system14 May 2026US 2026/0132979 A1TriTeq Lock and Security, LLC
- Accessibility handle device for a domestic appliance26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055634 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Safety release latch83US 5,024,471 ARubbermaid Incorporated · 1991
- Refrigerator including multiple storage compartments68US 9,170,045 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2015
- Doorhandle device for refrigerator66US 6,375,291 B1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Refrigerator66US 9,518,777 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2016
- Refrigerator64US 9,605,891 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2017